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M Constellation Type Comments Photographed
Winter
1 Taurus Supernova remnant Crab Neb. ✓
45 Taurus Open Cluster Pleiades ✓
36 Auriga Open Cluster
37 Auriga Open Cluster
38 Auriga Open Cluster
42 Orion Bright nebula Orion Nebula ✓
43 Orion Bright nebula Outlying portion of Orion Nebula ✓
78 Orion Reflection nebula ✓
79 Leppus Globular Cluster Small
35 Gemini Open Cluster
41 Canis Major Open Cluster Near bright star Sirius
50 Monoceros Open Cluster Between Sirius & Procyon ✓
46 Puppis Open Cluster Contains a planetary nebula ✓
47 Puppis Open Cluster Near M46 ✓
93 Puppis Open Cluster Bright
48 Hydra Open Cluster Large but thin
Spring
44 Cancer Open Cluster "Beehive" cluster
67 Cancer Open Cluster Old star cluster
40 Ursa Major Double star Winnecke 4 ✓
81 Ursa Major Spiral Galaxy Bright enough to see with binoculars ✓
82 Ursa Major Unusual Galaxy Gravitationally perturbed by M81 ✓
97 Ursa Major Planetary Nebula "Owl" nebula ✓
101 Ursa Major Spiral Galaxy Large ✓
108 Ursa Major Spiral Galaxy Edge-on ✓
109 Ursa Major Spiral Galaxy Barred spiral ✓
65 Leo Spiral Galaxy Bright ✓
66 Leo Spiral Galaxy Near M65 and Globular Cluster NGC3628 ✓
95 Leo Spiral Galaxy Bright
96 Leo Spiral Galaxy Near M95
105 Leo Elliptical Galaxy Bright
53 Coma Globular Cluster Small
64 Coma Spiral Galaxy "Black Eye" galaxy ✓
85 Coma Spiral Galaxy Bright
88 Coma Spiral Galaxy Bright
91 Coma Spiral Galaxy
98 Coma Spiral Galaxy Edge-on
99 Coma Spiral Galaxy Face-on
100 Coma Spiral Galaxy Face-on
49 Virgo Elliptical Galaxy Bright
58 Virgo Spiral Galaxy Bright
59 Virgo Elliptical Galaxy Near M60
60 Virgo Elliptical Galaxy Bright
61 Virgo Spiral Galaxy Face-on
84 Virgo Elliptical Galaxy Part of "Markarian's Chain"
86 Virgo Elliptical Galaxy Part of "Markarian's Chain"
87 Virgo Elliptical Galaxy Home of bright plasma jet
89 Virgo Elliptical Galaxy Another member of the Virgo cluster of galaxies
90 Virgo Spiral Galaxy Bright Virgo cluster galaxy
104 Virgo Spiral Galaxy "Sombrero" galaxy ✓
3 Canes Vn. Globular Cluster Bright; 34,000 light years from Earth
51 Canes Vn. Spiral Galaxy "Whirlpool" galaxy ✓
63 Canes Vn. Spiral Galaxy "Sunflower" galaxy
94 Canes Vn. Spiral Galaxy Bright ✓
106 Canes Vn. Spiral Galaxy Large, bright
68 Hydra Globular Cluster Tight
83 Hydra Spiral Galaxy Large
5 Serpens Globular Cluster Conspicuous
Summer
13 Hercules Globular Cluster "Great Cluster" in Hercules ✓
92 Hercules Globular Cluster Conspicuous ✓
9 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Small
10 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Rich
12 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Loose
14 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Tight
19 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster
62 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Many other stars in field
107 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Small and faint
4 Scorpius Globular Cluster Near bright star Antares
6 Scorpius Open Cluster "Butterfly" cluster
7 Scorpius Open Cluster Bright
80 Scorpius Globular Cluster Tight
16 Serpens Nebula + Open Cluster "Eagle" Nebula ✓
8 Sagittarius Nebula + Open Cluster "Lagoon" nebula ✓
17 Sagittarius Bright Nebula "Omega" Nebula ✓
18 Sagittarius Open Cluster Sparse
20 Sagittarius Nebula "Trifid" Nebula ✓
21 Sagittarius Open Cluster Sparse
22 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Bright ✓
23 Sagittarius Open Cluster Bright, loose
24 Sagittarius Star Cloud Rich star field
25 Sagittarius Open Cluster Sparse
28 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Tight
54 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Tight
55 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Loose
69 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Small, dim
70 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Small
75 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Small
11 Scutum Open Cluster "Wild Duck" cluster ✓
26 Scutum Open Cluster Bright ✓
56 Lyra Globular Cluster Many stars in field ✓
57 Lyra Planetary Nebula "Ring" nebula ✓
71 Sagitta Globular Cluster Loose ✓
27 Vulpecula Planetary Nebula "Dumbbell" nebula ✓
29 Cygnus Open Cluster Small ✓
39 Cygnus Open Cluster Sparse ✓
Autumn
2 Aquarius Globular Cluster Tight ✓
72 Aquarius Globular Cluster ✓
73 Aquarius Open Cluster Few stars
15 Pegasus Globular Cluster Rich ✓
30 Capricornus Globular Cluster ✓
52 Cassiopeia Open Cluster Young cluster ✓
103 Cassiopeia Open Cluster ✓
31 Andromeda Spiral Galaxy Andromeda galaxy; nearest large spiral to the Milky Way galaxy ✓
32 Andromeda Elliptical Galaxy Companion of M31 ✓
110 Andromeda Elliptical Galaxy Companion of M31 ✓
33 Triangulum Spiral Galaxy "Pinwheel" galaxy; large ✓
74 Pisces Spiral Galaxy Faint
77 Cetus Spiral Galaxy Has small, bright nucleus
34 Perseus Open Cluster
76 Perseus Planetary Nebula "Little Dumbbell" nebula ✓